The Essential Gandhi

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The Essential Gandhi
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First edition
Editor Louis Fischer
Author Mahatma Gandhi
Eknath Easwaran (preface, 2nd edition)
LanguageEnglish
Genre biography, essay
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Publication date
1962
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pagesxxvi, 338 pp
ISBN 1-4000-3050-1 (reprint)
OCLC 51073482
954.03/5/092 B 22
LC Class DS481.G3 A3 2002b

The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas is a collection of Mohandas Gandhi's writings edited by Louis Fischer. The book outlines how Gandhi became the Mahatma and introduces Gandhi's opinions on various subjects. It is split into two parts, "The Man" and "The Mahatma".